The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1887-06-16
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION And
RATIFICATION. MEETING.

hAllflGAllUN. MEEIlMG.
The Vote of Saturday
CanvaSsed and All
Harmonious.
Our Congressman, Hon. j. H.
Outhwaiie Addresses the
Convention.
The meeting Of the Central
Committee was called 10 order
Monday afternoon in the Court
House, at l o'clock sharp, byJ.
B, Riason, CHI moi committee. AT.
ter filing some vacancy in the
committee, the canvass of the
vote of the pri maries last Satur-
day, was at once commenced
and when finished, showed the
following ticket had been nomi-
mated: g. 81. Buerhaus, Repre-
sentative, W. T.:Ackcr, Probate
Judge, D. q. Lappen, Clerk of
the Court, John Gallagher, Sher-
5itf, John I. Nutter, Commission
er, Andrew Wright, Infirmary
Director, 6. q. Gage. Coroner
and James DAVIS, Surveyor. The
meeting was then resolved into a
mass convention, and Judge j.
S. Friesner called to the chair.
The Judge was accorded an ova-
ton as he appeared and it
was easy to see how close his re
lationship was to the democracy
of Hooking county. On being
introduced to the convention
the Judge mede an excellent
speech and was redeatabIy ap-
plauded. He sounded tho Key
note of the campaign.
On motion of j. NJ. Floyd, G.
M: Gould, of the Sentinel Office,
was made Secretary Of the meet
ing. On motion of Lewis Green,
the following committee was ap
pointed to draft resolutions:
Lewis Green. J.. NJ. Floyd and
Col. Seth Weldy. Col. Weldy
moved that the nominations for
the county officers be made
unanimous; carried. The Colo
mel then made happy speech in
behalf of John Gallagher, who
had been called away and thank
ed the Democrats OF Hooking for
the high compliment paid him.
On motion Of o: w. II, Wright
the successful and unsuccessful
candidates were called out. ia
cob Weaver, always on hand on
election day and during the cam
paiga, and one of the steadfast
democrats of the county, was de.
feated for Clerk, but would sup
port the straight ticket as he had
always done. He was thankful
that he had not been treated
worse. Jacob is always on hand.
Judge Ackers rendered his heart
felt thanks for the evidence OF
renewed confidence of the peo-
pie in him. Pledged himself to
use al! honorable means to get a
big vote. The Judge made a rat.
ting good speech and as follows:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen of the
Convention TO say that feel proud
of the confidence you have shown in me
at this nomination by rendering me
your support for the Office of Probate |
Judge, would be putting it mildly, and,
considering the popularityan nd integri-
ty Of my worthy pppofient, Dan.
iel L. Davis. 1 certainly have
reason to be thankful. Applause
l promise you that you shall never have
reason to regret this nomination, p;edg
ing myself to use all honorable means
to secure the election of the whole
ticket this day nominated. Had my
opponent secured the nomination 1
should have .still worked for the sue
ces of the whole ticket, as | never
scratch a ticket or mix a drink,
for the simple reason that believe the
Democratic party is right [Applause.]
Tie Democratic party, backed by the
answering policy of our President,
Grover Cleveland, applause. is every
day swelling its ranks by drawing the
ablest and best men from the ranks O.:
every party. conclusively showing that
that this administration Is bringing
and happiness to our people
aud that i; is the friend of honest labor.
1t was howled from Maine to Calitor-
nia that if the Democratic party was
the pensions would be ia
zen from the soldier and the rebel debt
would Be paid, but contrary 20 the der-
aratiops OF the bloody shirt orators: of
he Republican party, the rebel debt
mas net been paid and the soldier keeps ,
On drawing his pension the same as be-
ore, only, that ,his..administration has
granted more pensions to soldiers ard
Widows than any other administration
since the war. [Appiause.l
Although twenty-five years have
elapsed since the war, Policy John
Sherman whilst claiming to the South
hat the war was over) is now engaged
N the North marshalling his bloody :
shirt orators and warriors for the pur-
pose of having another battle in 1888. {
It behooves the Democratic party to
,uckle on their armor, marshal their +,
.lans, and meet them faco to face, and
our forces are properly concentrated
,scked up by pure Democratic prin- |